UP paddy procurement hits 6 million tonnes
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow The paddy procurement in the current kharif marketing season 2022-23 has inched up to almost 6 million tonnes (MT). Total payables for the government purchase…
UP rural credit to hit Rs 3.75 trillion in FY24
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Apex farm sector refinancer National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has estimated Uttar Pradesh’s rural sector credit potential at Rs 3.75 trillion for…
UP eyeing veggie markets in Gulf, Europe
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Boosting the prospects of higher farm income, the Uttar Pradesh government is looking to tap the veggie markets in the Gulf and European countries. While…
Mega ‘Agri Mall’ to fill Lucknow syline
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Move over shopping malls and hypermarkets, a mega ‘Agri Mall’ dedicated to farm produce and allied products will soon fill the Lucknow skyline. The proposed…
UP brings 85k hectares under natural farming
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow To boost farm income and promote non-toxic farming, the Uttar Pradesh government is giving impetus to natural farming along the banks of river Ganga. The…
UP paddy procurement gathers momentum, tops 2 million tonnes
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow With the farm agenda taking centre-stage in the Uttar Pradesh government template, the state has logged 2 million tonnes (MT) in paddy purchase in the…
Yogi 2.0 fostering sugarcane economy to boost farm income
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow To boost farm income, the Uttar Pradesh government is fostering the sugarcane value chain by promoting the unrefined sugar or ‘khandsari’ units in the state.…
UP targetting to procure 7 million tonnes of paddy
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, which is among the constituents of India’s proverbial rise bowl, is targetting to procure 7 million tonnes (MT) of paddy from the state…
UP to increase production of healthy food grains
Virendra Singh Rawat/ Lucknow Uttar Pradesh is looking to increase the production of coarse grains or millets, which are regarded as healthier due to higher fibre and nutrition components. The…
Sacred River Agri launches free satellite based advisory services
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Sacred River Agri Technologies, an award winning agritech startup working in Uttar Pradesh, has launched free satellite based farm advisory services for farmers. The company…